Noah Stewart-Ornstein

Since joining Kirkland, Noah has been involved in a wide range of matters:

Litigation

• Acting for FTV Capital in a long running shareholder dispute with the founder and majority shareholder of ETFS Capital Limited. dispute culminated in an unfair prejudice petition in the Royal Court of Jersey. Following a four week trial, FTV Capital prevailed in establishing unfair prejudice and obtained an order for a buy-out by the majority shareholder;
• Acting for Wyndham Destinations in litigation in the High Court (Commercial Court) involving claims in relation to 74 contracts arising out of the $1.3 billion sale of its European business;
• Acting for the Galapagos Group in litigation in the High Court (Financial List) in relation to an €800 million debt restructuring and coordinating related litigation in Germany, Luxembourg and New York;
• Acting as global coordinating counsel for a Fortune 100 company in relation to a multijurisdictional asset recovery effort;
• Acting for a private equity fund in relation to a claim by a limited partner in the Scottish Court of Session;
• Acting for a software service provider in relation to a commercial dispute with a former agent;
• Acted for an investor in a multi-forum shareholder dispute including unfair prejudice proceedings being brought in the Singapore Court and a SIAC arbitration;
• Advised a Chinese entity in respect of a shareholder dispute;
• Represented a multinational natural resources company in relation to criminal investigations by the DOJ, SFO and other regulatory agencies in respect of potential bribery offences.

Arbitration

• Representing a Fortune 100 company in a $100 million political risk insurance claim (London seat, ICC arbitration);
• Representing a leading global logistics company in a number of ICC arbitration and mediation proceedings (Dubai seat), Lebanese arbitration proceedings (Beirut seat, LAMC arbitration), as well as court and regulatory proceedings in various jurisdictions, in relation to multiple shareholder and finance disputes;
• Representing a Middle Eastern logistics company in ICSID arbitration proceedings against a Middle Eastern state in connection with the expropriation of its investment in the telecommunications sector;
• Representing a major international retailer (in liquidation) in arbitration proceedings brought to circumvent the global restructuring effort (Hong Kong seat, HKIAC arbitration)
• Negotiated the settlement of an $800 million joint-venture claim involving a major US entertainment company and a middle eastern state owned enterprise (London seat, LCIA arbitration);
• Advised a major global private equity firm on a make or break dispute involving a €500 million investment (London seat, LCIA arbitration);
• Represented a multinational logistics provider in respect of a dispute with a former agent under Ghanaian law (Ad hoc arbitration).

Noah maintains an active pro-bono practice, representing appellants before the First-Tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support).

Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP, London, Associate (Commercial Litigation and International Civil Fraud)

Fox Scholar (Non-Qualifying Pupillage at Fountain Court Chambers, Essex Court Chambers and 4 Pump Court)